Gulls n Geese Hollesley to Boyton

January 10th

A Good day on the patch at Hollesley, a Ring tailed harrier headed south through the site, spotted originally at Snape. Dogs flushed a Jack Snipe from the side of the path, Pipit numbers were up today with plenty of meadow and Rock with the 3 Water pipits. 38 White fronted geese in flight towards Boyton when a Bittern took of south, a Raven over whilst watching the Cattle Egret, but bird of the day a Mallard x Pintail hybrid. 

Towards Boyton, 2 Pinkfooted Geese with the hundreds of Greylags and 110 Whitefronts, 14 Bean Geese too.

January 11th

Gulls were on the cards today with a 1st Winter Caspian Gull and 3 Northern Herring Gulls, the water was frozen so there wasn't much else about. In my garden a male and female Blackcap. 

1st Winter Caspian Gull

Northern Herring Gull

January 18th

Another week gone so the weekends here again with more gulls, 2 Northern Herring Gulls and a near adult Caspian Gull. 35 Tufted ducks dropped in maybe a record total, Short-eared owl and the Cattle Egret again.

 January 25th

Today 9 Caspian Gulls, of all ages, 4 Yellow legged gull. 3 Ruff 9 Dunlin and 50 Golden plover with the lapwings. first pic is a hybrid Herring gull x Caspian.

1st winter Yellow legged gull

1st Winter Caspian Gull

3rd winter Caspian Gull

Adult Caspian Gull

Yellow legged Gull adult and Caspian Gull 3rd Winter

31st January

Great day today walked Hollesley to Boyton and picked up a few good birds starting with 19 Bean Geese on Hollesley flash, birds seen at Boyton but now here. 

The Cattle egret was still on site. Half way to Boyton I could see 2 Bewick Swans on the Boyton flash, a bird that had been seen during the week and luckily it stayed for me.  Whilst watching the Swans 3 Buggling Common Cranes flew over but really high. 

I moved closer to the flash getting nice views of the Bewick Swans, just as 3 Spoonbill dropped in, 2 adults and a juv. I looked through the Whitefronts when I picked up the 2 Pink footed geese again. other birds of note 22 Barnacle geese, 2 Brent geese and 12 Ruff.

1st February

Just a few hours out to Hollesley this morning but a 1st Winter Caspian gull on the flash was good, however bird of the day were the 35 Pochard that flew in whilst watching 6 Tufted ducks. A record for me. Not a lot of note anywhere else on site until I got back to the carpark when the Cattle egret turned up again.